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Last Updated:
24 January 2006

The Mash

The mash rests for about an hour in my insulated tun
The mash rests in my tun for about an hour.

If the temp gets too low I simply add a little hot water to raise it, but not too much because I don't want too thin a mash. I'll give it one or two stirs during the process, but mostly I triple-check everything else to make sure I'm ready for the lauter and the boil. My kettle is rinsed out, even if it is spotless, along with all my tubing. I'll also go ahead and get my fermenter full of sanitizer and throw in anything that needs sanitizing. Oh, then I sit back and enjoy the day for the next hour or so while the mash finishes converting the starches to sugars (Saccharification)